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In English, there are lots of words for rain, with some fun ones such as drizzle, mizzle, sleet, spit and 'ache and pain'

but how many Swedish rain-related words there are – other than the word for rain – ‘regn’. Here are 18 :

Duggregn – a light rain, spit

Dusk – drizzle

Snöblandad regn – sleet

Hällregn – heavy rain, pouring down

Ösregn – torrential rain

Skyfall – sudden heavy rain, a cloud burst

Skur – shower

Störtregn – heavy rain, a downpour

Skval – constant, uninterrupted rain

Sommarregn – light, summer rain

Regnby – rain shower

Slagregn – heavy rain, a deluge

Glopp – rain with large snow flakes in

Arlaregn – refreshing morning rain

Strilregn – steady rain

Nederbörd – precipitation

Dagsregn – precipitation

Rotblöta – a large amount of rain, usually in the summer

Spöregn – very heavy rain

So the next time, look out of the window and see what word best describes the rain outside. It might at least give you a few seconds of distraction in this wet drudge.

Any other Swedish words for rain that you’d like to add to the list?

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